{"id":41974,"date":"2019-02-01T12:36:47","date_gmt":"2019-02-01T19:36:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/goodlifevancouver.com\/?p=41974"},"modified":"2026-09-30T16:16:52","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T23:16:52","slug":"canadian-culinary-championships-chef-elia-herrera","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/canadian-culinary-championships-chef-elia-herrera\/","title":{"rendered":"Canadian Culinary Championships &#8211; Chef Elia Herrera"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>Chef Elia Herrera from\u00a0Los Colibris in Toronto<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Today&#8217;s the day the Canadian Culinary Championships begin and the chefs are hard at work designing their dish for tonight. Chef Elia Herrera answered our interview questions and we are looking forward to trying her dishes over the next few days. Best of luck to all the chefs!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/elia_herrera.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"41976\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/canadian-culinary-championships-chef-elia-herrera\/elia_herrera\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/wp-content\/uploads\/elia_herrera.jpg?fit=539%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"539,900\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"elia herrera\" 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recipe when you\u2019re eating at home?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Quesadillas (simple, fast and delicious)<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 1.8rem;\">What cookbook are you most interested in lately?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I am reading slowly beside other type of books \u00a0&#8220;modernist cuisine&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Any hints on what dish you will be preparing for the Culinary Championships?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It is Mole negro, Pork belly, habanero pumking seed salsa, orange.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What beverage are you pairing with?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Estate Cabernet Franc Rose. South brook Vineyards.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Who is coming with you?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>One of my sous chefs Rafael Castillo<\/p>\n<p><strong>What, outside the competition itself, are you looking forward to experiencing in Kelowna?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I am looking to get to see more of Canada and to get to meet all the amazing chefs at the competition.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chef Elia Herrera from\u00a0Los Colibris in Toronto Today&#8217;s the day the Canadian Culinary Championships begin and the chefs are hard at work designing their dish for tonight. Chef Elia Herrera answered our interview questions and we are looking forward to trying her dishes over the next few days. 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